U.S. Oil Boom Divides OPEC

Cartel Struggles to Respond to Rise of Shale Drilling

By

Benoît Faucon,

Sarah Kent and

Hassan Hafidh

Updated May 27, 2013 7:33 p.m. ET

The American energy boom is deepening splits within the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, threatening to drive a wedge between African and Arab members as OPEC grapples with a revolution in the global oil trade.

OPEC members gathering on Friday in Vienna will confront a disagreement over the impact of rising U.S. shale-oil...